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July 8, 2017 · Airbus A320-211 211 · C-FKCK

San Francisco, CA

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Incident
Date
July 8, 2017
Location
San Francisco, CA
Aircraft
Airbus A320-211 211 (1992)
Tail Number
C-FKCK
Operator
Air Canada
NTSB Number
DCA17IA148

NTSB investigators traveled in support of this investigation and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft incident report. The NTSB's full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/AccidentReports.aspx. The Aircraft Incident Report number is NTSB/AIR-18/01. On July 7, 2017, about 2356 Pacific daylight time, Air Canada flight 759, an Airbus A320-211, Canadian registration C-FKCK, was cleared to land on runway 28R at San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California, but instead lined up with parallel taxiway C. Four air carrier airplanes (a Boeing 787, an Airbus A340, another Boeing 787, and a Boeing 737) were on taxiway C awaiting clearance to take off from runway 28R. The incident airplane descended to an altitude of 100 ft above ground level and overflew the first airplane on the taxiway. The incident flight crew initiated a go-around, and the airplane reached a minimum altitude of about 60 ft and overflew the second airplane on the taxiway before starting to climb. None of the 5 flight crewmembers and 135 passengers aboard the incident airplane were injured, and the incident airplane was not damaged. The incident flight was operated by Air Canada under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 129 as an international scheduled passenger flight from Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Canada. An instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.

NTSB Probable Cause

The flight crew's misidentification of taxiway C as the intended landing runway, which resulted from the crewmembers' lack of awareness of the parallel runway closure due to their ineffective review of notice to airmen (NOTAM) information before the flight and during the approach briefing. Contributing to the incident were (1) the flight crew's failure to tune the instrument landing system frequency for backup lateral guidance, expectation bias, fatigue due to circadian disruption and length of continued wakefulness, and breakdowns in crew resource management and (2) Air Canada's ineffective presentation of approach procedure and NOTAM information.

Full Narrative

The NTSB's full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/AccidentReports.aspx. The Aircraft Incident Report number is NTSB/AIR-18/01. On July 7, 2017, about 2356 Pacific daylight time, Air Canada flight 759, an Airbus A320-211, Canadian registration C-FKCK, was cleared to land on runway 28R at San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California, but instead lined up with parallel taxiway C. Four air carrier airplanes (a Boeing 787, an Airbus A340, another Boeing 787, and a Boeing 737) were on taxiway C awaiting clearance to take off from runway 28R. The incident airplane descended to an altitude of 100 ft above ground level and overflew the first airplane on the taxiway. The incident flight crew initiated a go-around, and the airplane reached a minimum altitude of about 60 ft and overflew the second airplane on the taxiway before starting to climb. None of the 5 flight crewmembers and 135 passengers aboard the incident airplane were injured, and the incident airplane was not damaged. The incident flight was operated by Air Canada under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 129 as an international scheduled passenger flight from Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Canada. An instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.

Flight

Event TypeIncident
Event Time23:56 PDT
Nearest AirportSan Francisco International (0nm N)
Runway28R
Runway Length11870 ft
Runway Width200 ft
Flight Plan FiledIFR
Flight Plan ActivatedYes
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftAirbus A320-211 211
Tail NumberC-FKCK
Aircraft CategoryAir
OperatorAir Canada
Operating RulePart 129
Engines2
Engine TypeTurbofan
Engine DetailsCfm · CFM56-5A! · Turbofan · 25000 | Cfm · CFM56-5A1 · Turbofan · 25000
Seats154

People & Injuries

Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total0

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDark Night
Wind290° @ 9 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point61 F / 48
Altimeter29.92 inHg

Appendix: Source Data